Annual Report 2017-18 | Monash Health

Fees and charges
Application fees collected
Application fees waived
Copy charges collected
$40,271.20
$12,439.20
$66,987.00
Copy charges waived $7,640.30
Initial decision makers
Rachael Gillies, Release of Information
Manager; Maija Dimits, Health
Information Manager; Elaine Elliott,
Health Information Manager; Monika
Bosnich, Health Information Manager;
Tammy O’Connor, Senior Corporate
Counsel; and Elle Bethune, Corporate
Counsel.
National Competition Policy
Monash Health continued to comply
with the Victorian Government’s
Competitive Neutrality Policy. In
addition, the Victorian Government’s
Neutrality Pricing Principles for all
relevant business activities have
been applied by Monash Health
since 1 July 1988.
Protected Disclosures
Act 2012
Monash Health has a procedure for
protected disclosures and matters
of this nature are referred to the
Independent Broad-based Anti-
Corruption Commission. Information
is included in the ‘Patients & Visitors/
Concerns and compliments’ section
of the Monash Health Internet site
for external parties and internally our
staff policies and procedures provide
direction for staff.
Safe Patient Care Act 2015
Monash Health has no matters to
report in relation to its obligations
under section 40 of the Safe Patient
Care Act 2015.
Victorian Industry
Participation Policy Act 2003
The following information for contracts
commenced and/or completed in the
financial year must be disclosed under
the Victorian Industry Participation
Policy (VIPP) Act 2003 (Refer to FRD
25C Local Jobs First-Victorian Industry
Participation Policy Disclosures in the
Report of Operations):
• Two contracts valued at $22M were
commenced but not completed in
the financial year for which a VIPP
Plan was required;
• Six contracts valued at $22.1M were
commenced but not completed
where a VIPP Plan was not required
(due to nil to limited contestability)
1. Four are local by nature; and
2. Two are international by nature;
• Eight conversations were held with
the Industry Capability Network that
correspond with the registration and
issue of an Interaction Reference
Number.
Additional information
available on request
In accordance with FRD 22H, Monash
Health confirms the items listed below
have been retained by Monash Health
and are available to the relevant
Ministers, Members of Parliament and
the public on request (subject to the
freedom of information requirements,
if applicable):
a. Declarations of pecuniary interests
have been duly completed by all
relevant officers;
b. Details of shares held by senior
officers as nominee or held
beneficially;
c. Details of publications produced by
the entity about itself, and how these
can be obtained;
d. Details of changes in prices, fees,
charges, rates and levies charged by
the Health Service;
e. Details of any major external reviews
carried out on the Health Service;
f. Details of major research and
development activities undertaken
by the Health Service that are
not otherwise covered either in
the report of operations or in a
document that contains the financial
statements and report of operations;
g. Details of overseas visits undertaken
including a summary of the
objectives and outcomes of each
visit;
h. Details of major promotional, public
relations and marketing activities
undertaken by the Health Service to
develop community awareness of
the Health Service and its services;
i. Details of assessments and
measures undertaken to improve the
occupational health and safety of
employees;
j. A general statement on industrial
relations within the Health Service
and details of time lost through
industrial accidents and disputes,
which is not otherwise detailed in
the report of operations;
k. A list of major committees
sponsored by the Health Service, the
purposes of each committee and the
extent to which those purposes have
been achieved;
l. Details of all consultancies and
contractors including consultants/
contractors engaged, services
provided, and expenditure
committed for each engagement.
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